Description: John Mark Dougan, a former Florida sheriff's deputy granted asylum in Russia, has been implicated in spreading disinformation. Utilizing AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E 3, Dougan created over 160 fake news sites, disseminating false narratives to millions worldwide. His actions align with Russian disinformation strategies targeting Western democracies. See also Incident 734.
Editor Notes: Please also refer to NewsGuard's Dougan Russian Disinformation Depository: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/s/disinformation-depository. Refer as well to Incident 968 for information on the Pravda network. John Mark Dougan's GRU liaison is reportedly Yury Khoroshenky (AKA Yury Khoroshevsky) of GRU Unit 29155, and he reportedly answers to Valery Korovin of the Moscow-based institute Center for Geopolitical Expertise (see Incident 884). Dougan also goes by the alias BadVolf.
Alleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by John Mark Dougan, which harmed Journalism , Information integrity , General public と American citizens.
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown large language models と Unknown deepfake apps
インシデントのステータス
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional